9front install/usage tips

9front_install_guide.md

Virtualbox settings

VM creation

1. Type: Other
2. Version: Other/Unknown, not 64bit

VM settings

1. Audio -> Audio controller: SoundBlaster 16
2. Network -> Advanced -> Adapter type: Intel/PRO1000 MT Server

Custom VESA modes

From: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch09.html#idm7663

In host terminal: VBoxManage setextradata "9front" "CustomVideoMode1" "1920x1080x32"

VMWare settings

VMWare requires no special settings for installation and usage.

Installation

1. Bootargs: defaults
2. User: defaults
3. vgasize: 1024x768x32 (might be able to get higher res during install, look into it)
4. monitor: vesa
5. mouseport: ps2intellimouse
6. % inst/start
7. configfs
8. File system: default
9. partdisk
10. Parition: sdC0, or whatever HDD identifier is
11. mbr or gpt: mbr
12. w
13. q
14. prepdisk
15. Partition to subdivide: default
16. w
17. q
18. mountfs
19. Cwfs cache: default
20. Cwfs worm: default
21. Cwfs other: default
22. Ream: yes
23. configdist
24. Distribution is from: local
25. confignet
26. Interface to use: ether
27. Configuration method: dhcp
28. mountdist
29. Distribution disk: /
30. Location of archives: /
31. copydist
32. ndbsetup
33. sysname: something 1337 hacker
34. tzsetup
35. US_Eastern
36. bootsetup
37. FAT partition: default
38. Install p9 mbr: yes
39. Mark p9 partition active: yes
40. finish

Post-installation

Change resolution

% @{rfork n; aux/realemu; aux/vga -m vesa -l 1920x1080x32}

To set resolution during boot:

% 9fs 9fat

% acme /n/9fat/plan9.ini

% reboot

And change vgasize to 1920x1080x32 or whatever resolution you prefer.

Installing contrib

1. mkdir -p /dist/replica/client
2. 9fs sources
3. /n/sources/contrib/fgb/root/rc/bin/contrib/install -f fgb/contrib

Useful, thanks